Information about #979EB6 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #979EB6 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 158, 182) — 59.2% red, 62% green, 71.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 9 / 0 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted classic blue, #979EB6 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Smokescreen (#93A2B7). Slightly further away sit Birdcage (#9D9CB7) and Logan (#9D9CB4).

The recipe behind #979EB6 is rgb(151, 158, 182), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. #979EB6 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#979EB6 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#979EB6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#979EB6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#979EB6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#979EB6 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#979EB6 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#ADB696
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#B69E96
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#B6969D
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#9DB696
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #979EB6

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Birdcage color link
Birdcage

#9D9CB7

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

El Nino color link
El Nino

#92A0AC

Manatee color link
Manatee

#979AAA

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Williamsburg Blue color link
Williamsburg Blue

#9DA8BD

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Spun Pearl color link
Spun Pearl

#A2A1AC

#979EB6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#979EB6
  • RGB151, 158, 182
  • CMYK12, 9, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(151, 158, 182)
  • HSL226°, 18%, 65%
  • HSL Precise226.452°, 17.514%, 65.294%
  • HSV226°, 17%, 71%
  • HSB226°, 17%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.620, 0.714)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.620, 0.714, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.620, 0.714)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.4%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID979EB6
  • DECIMAL ID9936566
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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